A delegation of unemployed Veterinary Doctor Association of Ladakh led by its President, Dr. Tsewang Dolma met the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Brigadier (Dr) BD Mishra (Retd) at Raj Niwas on March 18.

Dr. Tsewang Dolma highlighted the need to form an association comprising around 30 unemployed veterinarians. She informed that earlier the recruitment for the posts of veterinary doctors was conducted by the Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC) but no such recruitment drive has been conducted after the formation of Ladakh as a union territory. She further requested the need to frame recruitment rules for gazetted posts at the earliest so that recruitment to such posts could be conducted soon.

L-G advised the Unemployed Veterinary Doctor Association of Ladakh to open a few private veterinary clinics in different parts of Ladakh to set a new trend and promote start-ups in Ladakh as not everybody could be provided government jobs. These private clinics will provide jobs to the unemployed veterinarians from Ladakh, he said. 

He further assured to expedite the recruitment drives.

A delegation comprising dental surgeons from Kargil working on an honorarium basis led by Dr. Shabir also met Lieutenant Governor. Dr. Shabir informed that around 20 dental surgeons from Kargil have been working in the Health Department for the past five-and-a-half years. He said that despite performing duties with full dedication in distant remote areas of Ladakh, the Department has informed that there won’t be any further extensions.

Dr. Shabir raised the issue of non-recruitment for the post of dental surgeon in the last 14 years despite various vacant posts of dental surgeons and medical officers in the Health Department, Kargil. They requested for extension of their tenure as dental surgeons.

L-G informed the dental surgeons working on an honorarium basis that the UT Administration will frame a policy to provide equal opportunity to all. He also highlighted the importance of coming up with their start-ups due to limited government jobs. He also suggested that dental surgeons should start their dental clinics.